The Collector's Whatnot
A Compendium, Manual, and Syllabus of Information and Advice on all Subjects Appertaining to the Collection of Antiques, both Ancient and not so Ancient
Cornelius Obenchain Van Loot, Milton Kilgallen and Murgatroyd Elphinstone (a/k/a Booth Tarkington, Kenneth L. Roberts and Hugh Kahler)

The First Edition of "The Collector's Whatnot" consists of 3127 copies.

"To The Resigned Husbands and Wives of All True Collectors This Book is most feelingly Dedicated"

Contents:

"Antiqueing Ahead," by Eben S. Twitchett

"Hints for Buying from Original Sources," by Cecilia Lefingwell Prynne (Mrs. Gütz)

"The Secret of Success," by Murgatroyd Elphinstone

"Old Rugs, Old Iron, Old Brass, Old Glass: A Brief Brochure on the Search for the Antique by a Professional," by Jared P. Kilgallen

"The European Field," by Professor Charles A. Doolittle

"Horsechestnut"

"A Word on Pooning," by Augustula Thomas

Books advertised on the back pages:

"Other Books for the Antique-Lover," by Osro T. Newdleham
"The Hair-Cloth Era. A Book of Furniture-Study for Young People."

"How to Use the Polishing Rag"

"Crossing the Antique Dealer," by M. Spickering Queek

"Talks About Table-Legs," by Frank Flush

"Autographs and Antimacassars," by C. Von Whistelberry

"Peeps at Precious Discards," edited by the Rev. Charles A. Doolittle

"Sign Stealers' Manual for the College Man," by Constance May Turnspit

"The Whatnot and How to Decorate It," by Agnes Aconite

Including a New York Times Book Review, January 13, 1924 by Herman J. Mankiewicz

and a follow up "Books and Authors" August 10, 1924

Newton Booth Tarkington (1869 – 1946) was an American novelist and dramatist. source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Booth_Tarkington

Kenneth Lewis Roberts (1885 – 1957) was an American writer of historical novels. source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_Roberts_(author)

Hugh Kahler, magazine editor; Prolific Short-Story Writer of World War I Era. source: https://www.nytimes.com/1969/07/11/archives/hugh-kahler-86-magazine-editor-prolific-shortstory-writer-of-world.html?searchResultPosition=1

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